Dictionary entry

Dead, The

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

They who have departed this life Ge 23:2; 25:8; Job 1:19

TERMS USED TO EXPRESS

Corpses 2Ki 19:35; Na 3:3

Carcases Nu 14:29,32,33; 1Ki 13:24

Those who are not Mt 2:18

Deceased Isa 26:14; Mt 22:25

CHARACTERISED BY

Being without the Spirit Jas 2:26

Being incapable of motion Mt 28:4; Re 1:17

Ignorance of all human affairs Ec 9:5

Absence of all human passions Ec 9:6

Inability to glorify God Ps 115:17

Return not to this life Job 7:9,10; 14:10,14

Eyes of, closed by nearest of kin Ge 46:4

Were washed and laid out Ac 9:37

Were wrapped in lined with spices Joh 19:40

MOURNING FOR, OFTEN

Very great Ge 27:35; Jer 31:15; Mt 2:18; Joh 11:33

Loud and clamorous Jer 16:6; Mr 5:38

By hired mourners Jer 9:17,18; Am 5:16

With plaintive music Jer 48:36; Mt 9:23

Testified by change of apparel 2Sa 14:2

Testified by taring the hair Jer 16:7

Testified by covering the head 2Sa 19:4

Testified by rending the garments Ge 37:34; 2Sa 3:31

Lasted many days Ge 37:34; 50:3,10

Regard often shown to the memory of Ru 1:8

Too soon forgotten Ps 31:12; Ec 9:5

Heathenish expressions of grief for, forbidden Le 19:28; De 14:1,2

All offerings to, forbidden De 26:14

Touching of, caused uncleanness Nu 19:11,13,16; 9:6,7

In a house rendered it unclean Nu 19:14,15

Even bones of, caused uncleanness Nu 19:16; 2Ch 34:5

A priest not to mourn for, except when near of kin Le 21:1-3; Eze 44:25

High priest in no case to mourn for Le 21:10,11

Nazarites not to touch or mourn for Nu 6:6,7

Those defiled by, removed from the camp Nu 5:2

Uncleanness contracted from, removed by the water separation Nu 19:12,18

IDOLATERS

Tore themselves for Jer 16:7

Offered sacrifices for Ps 106:28

Invoked and consulted 1Sa 28:7,8

Consecrated part of their crops to De 26:14

The Jews looked for a resurrection from Isa 26:19; Ac 24:15

Instances of, restored to life before Christ 1Ki 17:22; 2Ki 4:34-36; 13:21

Instances of, restored by Christ Mt 9:25; Lu 7:15; Joh 11:44; Ac 9:40; 20:12

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

Man's state by nature 2Co 5:4; Eph 2:1,5

A state of deep affliction, &c Ps 88:5,6; 143:3; Isa 59:10

Freedom from the power of sin Ro 6:2,8,11; Col 3:3

Freedom from the law Ro 7:4

Faith without works 1Ti 5:6; Jas 2:17,26

Diviners &c Isa 8:19

Impotence Ge 20:3; Ro 4:19